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Rep. Corrine Brown: “Election reform is a priority for the American people and it should be a priority for this Congress. We should never…”

On the recordMay 23, 2001
Election reform is a priority for the American people and it should be a priority for this Congress. We should never forget that 180,000 uncounted ballots were cast in Florida last November. Florida has not forgotten. Unfortunately, election reform is not a priority with the Bush administration. The President's administration has shown no interest whatsoever in the issue of election reform. In fact, the budget that President Bush submitted to Congress provided no funds whatsoever to help States update their voting equipment. We send people all over the world to monitor elections. If this Congress fails to act on election reform, we will forever lose our standing as the world democracy. Shame on us, Mr. Speaker.
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Rep. Corrine Brown
Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the need for election reform and criticizing the Bush administration's lack of action.

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